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Holiday Season At The Cinema Arts Center – For Adults & Children

December 7, 2011 6:53 am Comments Off

An Ongoing Series of Opera, Dance, and Concert Presentations this time with a holiday theme.

17th Annual Andrew Peers Memorial Wrestling Tournament

December 6, 2011 6:28 pm Comments Off

Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Walt Whitman High School North Gym. Wrestling begins at 9:00AM with 4 Varsity Mats.

Marcellino’s 6th Annual “People’s Choice” Environmental Photo Contest

December 4, 2011 5:28 pm Comments Off

Senator Carl L. Marcellino today announced the winners of his 6th Annual“People’s Choice” Environmental Photo Contest. “Congratulations to all of the winners. All of the photos were beautiful and the votes were very close. Thank you to everyone who participated, you did a spectacular job. I look forward to meeting each and every one of […]

High School Students Honored at 9th Annual Leadership Competition

December 3, 2011 4:34 am Comments Off

The Young Professionals Chamber of Commerce (YPCC), a program of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, hosted its Ninth Annual Business Leadership Competition at Farmingdale State College on Wednesday, November 30. This year more than 300 high school students from 14 local high schools, including Commack, Deer Park, Farmingdale, Half Hollow Hills East, Half Hollow […]

Moonjumpers Donates $3.5K to Support Project T.O.Y.

December 1, 2011 11:26 pm Comments Off

The holidays will be much brighter for scores of needy children in the Huntington area after Moonjumpers Charitable Foundation donated $3,500 to the Family Service League and Tri-Community and Youth Agency for this year’s Project T.O.Y. (Treasures Our Youth) initiative.
Moonjumpers held its inaugural event last month at Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub in Northport. Dozens of corporate […]

“Caring For Children” Warms Heart Of Needy This Holiday

December 1, 2011 8:50 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Jim Conte (R,C,I,WF-Huntington Station) has proudly announced the kickoff of his “Caring for Children Holiday Drive.” This holiday season marks the 24th year that Assemblyman Conte has sponsored the donation drive for needy families throughout the district.
“The holidays are about taking a moment to give thanks for our many blessings. They are also about […]

Brendan’s Movie Reviews – The Muppets

November 30, 2011 10:50 am Comments Off

Brendan Morrow is a contributer for The Huntingtonian. Brendan is a freshman at Hofstra University where he is studying Communications. He is 18 years old, a life long resident of Huntington Bay, and loves to write about and discuss television, film, and the entertainment industry.

It’s been over a decade since the Muppets last appeared in theaters, […]

Seventh Grader’s Essay Credits Her Community

November 30, 2011 9:32 am Comments Off

Growing up in an predominately English-speaking neighborhood in the South Huntington School District, Roxanna Alvarez was quick to make friends but also quick to realize that she didn’t understand anything they were talking about. With the help of her older sister, now a senior at Walt Whitman, and her parents, who insisted she speak English, […]

Holiday Historic House Tour – Sunday, December 4

November 27, 2011 10:19 am Comments Off

During this time of year, the Huntington Historical Society arranges tours of local homes that date from Colonial times through the current century.

Suffolk Legislature Creates Nation’s First Pet Store Rating System

November 25, 2011 5:46 am Comments Off

The Suffolk County Legislature created the nation’s first rating program for pet stores that sell puppies. Seeking to appeal to socially conscious consumers as a means to combat the scourge of substandard dog-breeding facilities, known as “puppy mills,” the bill’s sponsor, Majority Leader Jon Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor), modeled his law after New York City’s renowned […]